By Sheila A. Marshall Managing Editor The Griffin Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that took place at 10:15 a.m. Friday at T-Mobile, located at 1424 North Expressway, Suite 125, in the Spalding Village Shopping Center. “A lone black male entered the establishment, the business, brandishing two weapons – two (semi-automatic) handguns,” said Capt. […]
Gang-related murder suspect denied bond
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Sheila A. Marshall Managing Editor Javarious Leondre Verdell, the 18-year-old suspect in the Feb. 2 murder of Ivan Matthew Sierra, has been denied bond and will remain in the Spalding County Jail pending trial. Officials of the Griffin Police Department say the incident stemmed from a fight at a Friday night party. Verdell and […]
Local film series gives new spin to zombie apocalypse craze
January 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When Griffinite photographer Elizabeth Stacy participated in the 100 Hour Film Race as a camera operator, she made some film industry connections. Approximately one month later she assembled a cast and crew, some of which she had just worked with on the film race, to produce and develop her first independent film “Parallax”. Last October, […]
Philanthropic business uses recycled shoes to help homeless
January 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Several years ago, a Griffin man became a “social entrepreneur” after being laid off as an intern architect. Brian Keith Miller began interactive workshops for children with three goals: emphasize the importance of making powerful positive choices, dispel stereotypical views of success, and demonstrate the effect of one’s actions. Less than a year later, he […]
Neighbor arrested for murder of nine-year-old Skylar Dials
December 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Sheila A. Marshall Staff Writer Spalding County authorities say they believe 40-year-old Shane Clifton Collett acted alone in connection to the death of nine-year-old Skylar Dials, whose body was found some ten hours after she was first reported missing. Sheriff Wendell Beam said his office was first alerted to the young girl’s disappearance at […]
Yana Reznik to perform in Griffin Nov. 18
November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
International award-winning pianist Yana Reznik will perform with her signature passion and “sterling clarity” (Los Angeles Times) at the First United Methodist Church, 1401 Maple Drive, Griffin, Georgia, on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 2:30pm. Single tickets for this performance are $20.00, with all children admitted free when accompanying a paid adult. A special group […]
Spalding County Ferst Foundation provides free books to children under 5
November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As of October 1, Spalding County has a Ferst Foundation chapter that will work to provide free books to children under the age of five. “We started the Spalding County Chapter of the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy because we concerned with the number of children entering Pre-K and kindergarten in Spalding County with poor […]
Main Street Players aims to tell Griffin’s stories
November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Norma Richardson, director of Main Street Players, wants help in telling Griffin’s story. She says for years, she has thought about producing a folk-life performance piece that weaves the stories of individuals’ lives into a performance piece about Griffin. “We’ve all got lots of stories,” Richardson said. “I’m inclined to take it to a heritage […]
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